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German
Etymology
From Latin agere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡiːɐ̯n/, /aˈɡiːʁən/
Verb
agieren (weak, third-person singular present agiert, past tense agierte, past participle agiert, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to act, to perform a task
Sie agierte in dieser Krise mit vollem Engagement.- She acted with full commitment during this crisis.
2010, Der Spiegel, number 24/2010, page 88:Die Furcht, ein wiedervereinigtes Deutschland werde langfristig stärker seinen nationalen Interessen nachgehen und unilateral agieren – ohne Rücksicht auf den Nachbarn also –, verfolgt seither Frankreichs politische Klasse.- The fear that a reunited Germany would pursue its national interests more strongly in the long term and act unilaterally – hence without consideration of its neighbors – haunts the political class of France since that time.
- (intransitive) to act, to behave (like something or in a certain way)
Du agierst wie ein Idiot.- You're acting like an idiot.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with schauspielern.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
agieren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
agieren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “agieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “agieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “agieren” in Duden online
- “agieren” in OpenThesaurus.de
Spanish
Verb
agieren
- third-person plural future subjunctive of agir